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- Always  make sure  that  the  child  can  properly  wear  the  lap 
portion  of  the  belt  low  across the  thighs  or  pelvis  and 
never over  the  stomach  or  abdomen. 
Children up to  at  least  8 years  old (over  40  lbs.  or  18  kg)  are  best 
protected  in child  safety  seats  designed  for  their  age  and  we ight. 
Experts  say  that  the  skeletal  structure,  particularly  the  pelvis,  of 
these  children  is not  fully  developed , and  they  must  not  use  the 
vehicle  safety  belts without  a  suitable  child restraint . 
It  is usually  best  to  put  these  children  in appropriate  booster  seats. 
Be sure  the  booster  seat  meets  all  appl icable  safety  standards. 
Booster  seats raise  the  seating  position  of  the  child  and  reposition 
both  the  lap  and  shoulder  parts  of the  safety  belt  so  that  they  pass 
across  the child's  body  in the  right  places.  The routing  of  the  belt over 
the  child's  body is very  important  for the  child's  protection,  whether 
or  not  a booster  seat  is  used . Children  age  12  and  under must  always 
ride  in the  rear  seat. 
Chi ldren  who  are  at  least  4  ft. 9  in . (57  inches/1.45  meters)  tall  can 
generally  use the  vehi cle's  three  point  lap and  shoulder  belts.  Never 
use  the  lap  belt portion  of  the  vehicle's  safety  belt alone  to  restra in 
any  child,  regardless  of  how  big  the child  is.  Always  remember  that 
children  do  not  have  the  pronounced  pelvic structure  required  for the 
proper  function  of  lap belt portion  of  the vehicle 's  three  point  lap  and 
shoulder  belts . The chi ld's  safety  absolutely  requires  that  a lap belt 
portion  of the  safety  belt be fastened  snugly  and  as  low  as  possible 
around  the  pelvis . Never  let the  lap  belt  portion of  the  safety  belt 
pass  over  the  child's  stomach  or abdomen. 
In  a  crash , airbags  must  inflate  within a  blink  of  an  eye  and  with 
cons iderable  force . In order  to  do  its  job,  the  airbag  needs room  to 
inflate  so  that  it will  be there  to  protect the occupa nt as the occupant 
moves  forward  into  the  a irbag . 
A vehicle  occupant  who  is out of  position  and  too  close to the  airbag 
ge ts in the way  of an inflat ing airbag . When  an  occupant  is too  close, 
he  or she  will  be  struck  violently  and  will  receive  serious  or  possibly 
even  fatal  injury.  In  order 
for the  airbag  to  offer  protection,  it  is important  t hat  all 
vehicle  occupants,  especially any  children,  who must  be  in the  front 
seat  because  of  exceptional  c ircumstances,  be  properly  restrained 
and  as  far  away  from  the  airbag  as  possible. By keeping  room 
between  the  child's  body  and  the front  of the  passenger compart
ment,  the  airbag  can  inflate  completely  and  provide  supplemental 
protection  in certain  frontal collisions. 
& WARNING 
Not  using  a booster  seat, using  the  booster  seat improperly,  incor
rectly  installing  a  booster  seat or using  the  vehicle  safety belt 
improperly  increases  the  risk of  serious  personal  injury and  death 
in  a collision  or other  emergency  situation.  To help  reduce  the  risk 
of  serious  personal  injury and/or  death: 
•  Always  make  sure to  position  the  shoulder portion  of the  three
point  belt  over the  middle  of  child's shoulder. 
•  Never let  the  shoulder  portion  of the  belt  rest  against  or across 
the  neck,  face,  chin,  or throat  of  the  child. 
•  Always  make  sure the  lap belt  portion  of the  three-point  belt  is 
worn  snug  and  passes  as  low  as  possible  across the  child's  pelvis. 
Never  let  the  belt  pass  over the  soft abdomen. 
•  Failure to  properly  route  safety belts over a child's  body  will 
cause  severe  injuries  in an  accident  or other  emergency  situation 
~ page 185. 
• The rear  side  of  the  booster seat  should  be  positioned  as  close 
as  possible  to  the  backrest  on  the  vehicle  seat. Adjust or remove 
the  rear  seat head  restraint  if  it is difficult  to  install  the  child  seat 
with  the  head  restraint  in place 
~ page 81 . Install  the  head 
restraint  again  immediately  once  the  child  seat is removed. 
Driving without  head  restraints  or with  head  restraints  that  are 
not  properly adjusted  increases the  risk of  serious or fatal  neck 
injury  dramatically. 
•  Children on  the  front  seat of  any  car, even  with  Advanced 
Airbags,  can be seriously  injured or  even killed  when  an  airbag 
inflates.  
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Guidance  fixtures  for  Lower  anchorages 
Special  guidance  fixtures  increase  the  convenience  of  the lower anchorages  and are available  from your  authorized 
Audi  dealer . 
Fig.  196 Outer rear 
seats:  installing  the 
guidance  fixtures 
Fig.  197  Close-up: 
fitting  the  guidance 
fixture  over the  lower 
anchorage  bracket 
The  lower  anchorage  attachment  points  are  located  on  the 
rear  seats  between the  seatback  and  the  seat  cushion. 
Special  guidance  fixtures  increase  the  convenience  of  the  lower  anchorages  and  help  protect  the  seat  material  from 
possible  damage  when  installing  child  restraints. 
Safety  first  Vehicle OP-eration 
Child  Safety 
Installing  the  guidance  fixtures 
- Push  down  on  the  seat  cushion  so  that  the  lower anchor
ages  are  visible . 
- Hold  the  guidance  fixture  with  the  part  number  facing 
downward  and  push  it  in the  direction  of  the  arrow  onto 
the  anchorage ~ fig . 197 . 
- Make  sure  that  each  of  the  two  guidance  fixtures  per  seat 
snaps  into  place . 
Removing  the  guidance  fixtures 
-Remove  the  child  restraint  according  the  child  restraint 
manufacturer's  instructions. 
- Push  down  on  the  seat  cushion  so  that  the  lower  anchor
ages  are  visible. 
- Pull  off  the  guidance  fixtures  from  the  lower  anchorages . 
- Always  remove  the  guidance  fixtures  and  keep  them  in a 
safe  place  when  not  in use. 
You may find  it  easier  to  install  child  restraints  equipped  with  hooks 
attached  to  straps  without  the  guidance  fixtures  in place. 
If this  is the 
case,  remove  the  guidance  fixtures  by pulling  them  off  the  anchor
ages . However,  the  guidance  fixtures  can  help you to locate  the 
LATCH anchorages. 
& WARNING 
Improper  use  of tether  anchorages  or lower anchorages  can cause 
serious  personal  injury in a crash. 
•  Always  carefully  follow  the  child  restraint  manufacturer's 
instructions  for  proper installation  and  use  of  child  restraint 
systems. 
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& WA RNING  (conti nued) 
•  Never  u se the LATCH or tether  anchorages  to  attach  safety 
belt s or  other  kinds  of occupant  re straints . 
•  Child restraint  tether  attachments  and  lower  attachment s are 
only designed  to  se cure a child  restraint  that  has  been  equipped  to 
u se the se anchorages. 
•  Tether  anchorages  and  lower  anchorages  are  designed  to  with · 
stand  only tho se loads  imposed  by correctly  fitted  child  re straints. 
Under  no  circumstances  can  they  be  used  safely  for  adult  or child 
s afety  belts  or  harnesses . 
•  Never mount  more  than  one  child  restraint  to  a s ingle  tether  or 
to  a lower  anchorage  point.  Attaching  two  child  restraint s to  a 
single  anchorage  point  can cause the  anchorage  to  fail  and  cause 
seriou s personal  injury  in a crash. 
0 Note 
•  Remove  the  g uidance  fixtures  before  folding  the  rear  seatback  to 
preven t damaging  the  seat  cushion . 
•  If you  leave  t he  gui dance  fix tures  ins talled  for  severa l days,  they 
co uld leave  a mark  o n th e upholste ry on t he seat  c ushi on and  bac krest 
in th e area  t hat  the  guidance  fixt ures  w ere  install ed.  The  upholstery 
wou ld  also  be  permane ntly stretc hed  a round  the  gu idance  fixtures . 
Th is  applies  especially  to  leathe r seats. • 
Installing  a  child  restraint  with  LATCH 
lower  anchorages 
Whenev er you  install  a child restraint  always  f ollo w the 
child restraint  manufacturer's  instructions. 
Mounting 
Fig.  19 8 Lower 
anch ora ges : pr op er 
mounting 
- M ake  sure  the  seat  back  of  the  re ar seat  bench  is  in the 
u prigh t  position  a nd  securely  latche d in p lace . 
- Att ach  both  hook-o n con nectors  wi th th e  spring  catc h 
release  on  t he  ch ild sa fety  se at  o nto  the  LATC H lower 
anchorage  so  t hat  th e  connectors  lock  i nto  place 
~ fi g. 198 . 
-Pull  o n the  con nec tor  attac hmen ts  to  ma ke  s ure  they  are 
properly  attac hed  to  t he  LAT CH lower  anchorage. 
- Pull  st ra ps  t ig ht  fo llow ing  t he child  r est raint  manufa c
t u re r's  instr uct io ns. 
Releasing 
- Loose n the  tens ion  on  t he  straps  fo llowing  t he  child 
restrain t man ufacture r's  i nst ructions.  
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Your  authorized  Audi  dealer  can  provide  cleaning  products  that  have 
bee n tested  and  approved  for  your  veh icle. • 
Care  of  interior 
MMI  display 
- Clean the  MMI display  with  a soft  clean  cloth  and  an  LCD 
cleaner . 
The  MMI display  can  be  cleaned  with  a  professionally  available  "LCD 
cleaner".  The  cloth  should  be  slightly  dampened  with  the  cleaning 
fluid  to  clean  the  d isp lay . 
0 Not e 
To avoid  scratching  the  MMI display,  you  should  never  clean  it  dry. • 
MMI  control  console 
- First clean  the  MMI control  console  with  a brush  to 
remove  dust  from  the  housing. 
- Then wipe  the  MMI control  console  with  a clean,  soft, 
slightly  damp  cloth. 
T he  MM I control  console  sho uld  be  cleaned  w ith  a  brush  first  so  that 
no  dirt  is  trapped  between  the  buttons  and  the  housing.  We  recom
mend  g iving  the  MMI contro l conso le  a final  w ipe  with  a  cloth  mois t
ened  w ith  water  and  dish  washing  detergent. 
0 Note 
To prevent  damage,  make  sure  that  no  fluid  ever  gets  into  the  MMI 
control  console .• 
Safety  first 
Aluminum  trim 
Use  only neut ral-pH products  to  remove  spots  and  deposits  from 
al uminum  surfaces.  Ch rome  care  prod ucts  and  al kaline  cleaners  w ill 
attack  aluminum  surfaces  and  can  damage  them  over  t ime . 
& WARNING 
Alw ay s  re ad  and  heed  all WARNING S and  other  information 
~ page 258 . • 
Fabrics  and  fabric  coverings 
Fabrics  and  fabr ic coverings  (e .g . seats,  door  trim  panels,  etc.)  should 
be  clean ed at  regular  interva ls with  a vacuum  cl eaner . T his  removes 
surfa ce  di rt  pa rt icl es  which  co uld  become  embedded  in the  fabr ic 
through  use . Steam  cleaners  should  not  be  used,  because  the  steam 
tends  to  push  the  d irt  deeper  into  the  f abric and  lock  it  there. 
Norm al  clean ing 
Genera lly, we  recommend  using  a soft  sponge  or  a  li nt-free 
microfiber  cloth  to  the  clean  fabric.  Brushes  should  on ly be  used  for 
ca rpets  and  floor  mats , since  other  fab ric surfaces  could  be  ha rmed 
by  brushes. 
No rma l sur face  sta ins  can  be  cleaned  us ing  a  commercially  avai lab le 
foam  cleaner.  Spread  the  foam  on  the  surface  of  the  fabr ic with  a soft 
sponge  and  work  it  in gently . Do not  saturate  the  fabric.  Then  pat  the 
foam  dry  using  absorbent , dry  cloths  (e .g.  microfiber  cloth)  and 
vacuum  it  after  it  has  dried  comp letely. 
Clean ing  stains 
Sta ins  caused  by  beverages  (e .g.  coffee,  fruit  juice,  etc.)  can  be 
treated  with  a  mild  detergent  solut ion.  Apply  the  detergent  solut ion 
with  a sponge . In  the  case  of  stubborn  stains,  a detergent  paste  can 
be  applied  directly  to  the  stai n and  worked  into  the  fabric . After
wards,  use  copious  amo unts  of  clean  water  to  remove  the  remaining  .,. 
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consider  if childre n, animals  or  other  factors  might  prove  to  be  partic
ularly  hard  on  the  leathe r. 
By contrast,  leather  types  that  are  covered  by a  colored  fin ish  layer 
are  more  durable . This has  a positive  effect  on the  leath er's  resistance 
to  wear  and  so iling  in daily  use.  On the  othe r hand,  the  typical  charac
teristics  of  natura l leathe r are  barely  or  not  apparent . However,  this 
does  not  mean  that  the  leathe r itself  is of  infer io r  quality. 
C are  and  handling 
Because  of  the  exclusive  nature  of  the  types  of  leather  that  Audi uses 
and  the ir unique  p roperties  (such  as  sensitivity  to  oils,  grease,  so iling, 
etc.),  yo u will  need  to  be  somewhat  ca refu l with  these  leat he rs ,  a nd 
a  certain  type  of  care  is required.  For  example,  dark  clothing  mate
r ials  ca n disco lor  leather  seats  (especially  if such  clothi ng is d amp  and 
was  not  dyed  correctly) . Dust  and  dirt  particles  in  pores,  folds,  and 
seams  can  have  an abrasive  effect  and  c an damage  the  le athe r 
surface  as  well  as  weaken  seams . 
The  leather  s houl d  be cleaned  regularly  as  needed . After  having  been 
used  for  a  relatively  long  time,  your  leather  sea ts w ill acquire  a  rich 
aged  finis h. This  is a  characteristic  of  natura l leather  and  a sign  of 
true  quality. 
I n  order  to  maintain  the  value  of  this  natural  product  over  the  life  of 
your  vehicle,  you  sho uld  fo llow  the  recommendations  below : 
0 Note 
•  To  keep  you r leather  from  b leaching  out,  do  not  allow  it to  be 
exposed  to  bright  sunl ight  for  long  periods  of  time . If you  have  to 
leave  t he veh icle parked  outside  for  long  pe riods,  cover  the  leather  to 
protect  it  from  direct  exposure  to  sunlig ht. 
•  Sharp  objects  on  clothing,  such  as  zippers,  rivets  or  sha rp  pieces 
on  belts  can  leave  permanent  scratches  or  scrape  marks  on  the 
s u rface  of  the  leather. 
Safety  first 
(I] Tips 
•  After  each  time  you  clean  the  leathe r and  at  regular  inte rvals , u se 
a  leather  preservative  creme  that  contains  UV-blockers  and  that 
works  into  the  leather.  This creme  will  nou rish  and  mo istur ize the 
leather,  helping  it to  breathe  and  stay  supp le. It  also  helps  to  build  up 
a  p ro tect ive coa ting  on  the  surfa ce. 
•  Clean  the  leather  every  2  -3  months,  and  clean  any  areas  that  get 
soiled. 
•  Remove  fresh  marks  made  by ballpoint  pens,  ink,  lipstick,  shoe 
polish,  etc.  as  soon  as  poss ible. 
•  Preserve  the  color  of  t he  leather  as  needed  by using  a specia l 
co lored  leather  ca re creme  to  touch  up areas  of  uneven  color .• 
Ap plies  to  vehi cles : w it h  nat ural leat her 
Cleaning  and  caring  for  leather  upholstery 
and  trim 
Natural  leather  requires  special  care  and  attention. 
Normal  cleaning 
- Clean  so iled  areas  wit h a slightly  mois tened  cotton  or 
woolen  cloth . 
More  stubborn  dirt 
-More  stubborn  d irt  can  be  removed  using  a  clot h satu
rated  w ith  a  mild  soap  solution  (2 ta blespoons  m ild  liq ui d 
soap) . 
- Never  allow  the  soap  solution  to  saturate  the  leather,  and 
make  certa in that  no water  soaks  i nto  the  seams . 
- Wipe  off  the  soap  solution  w ith  a  soft,  dry  c loth.  .,, 
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